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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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